Executive Pastry Chef — Luxury Hotel Culinary Leader

Rosewood Hotels and Resorts; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 446,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Rosewood Abu Dhabi is seeking an Executive Pastry Chef to lead the pastry department across all outlets and events, combining creativity with operational excellence.

You will oversee menu development, production planning, food cost control, and quality assurance while mentoring a talented pastry team and elevating the guest experience. Fluent English required in a luxury hospitality setting.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience within pastry operations in a luxury hotel, resort, Michelin-recognized venue, or high-end hospitality environment.
• Passion for pastry arts, bakery craftsmanship, innovation, and creating memorable guest experiences.
• Advanced knowledge of modern desserts, artisan breads, chocolate work, sugar artistry, plated desserts, specialty cakes, and large-scale production.
• Strong financial acumen, including food cost management, inventory control, labor planning, and profitability optimization.
• Proven ability to lead, inspire, and develop diverse culinary teams while maintaining exceptional standards.
• Thrive in dynamic environment balancing creativity with operational discipline and business objectives.
• Fluently communicates in English; additional languages advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead all pastry and bakery operations across restaurants, lounges, in-room dining, banquets, special events, and VIP experiences.
• Develop innovative dessert menus, seasonal offerings, artisan bakery products, and signature pastry concepts that enhance the hotel’s culinary identity.
• Ensure exceptional standards of product quality, consistency, presentation, food safety, and hygiene throughout the department.
• Drive operational excellence through effective production planning, inventory management, purchasing, and cost-control initiatives.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and inspire pastry associates while fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
• Partner closely with Culinary, Food & Beverage, Events and Sales teams to deliver exceptional guest experiences and successful event execution.
• Continuously monitor industry trends and introduce creative techniques, products, and concepts that keep the pastry operation innovative and competitive.
• Ensure departmental goals are achieved through effective leadership, financial discipline, and a commitment to excellence.

Skills

Pastry leadership

Menu development

Production planning

Food cost management

Team leadership

Quality assurance

Industry trends

Tools

Kitchen operations software

Job description

Rosewood Abu Dhabi is seeking an Executive Pastry Chef to lead the pastry department across all outlets and events, combining creativity with operational excellence.

You will oversee menu development, production planning, food cost control, and quality assurance while mentoring a talented pastry team and elevating the guest experience. Fluent English required in a luxury hospitality setting.